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Environmental Governance Programmes (MA, MSc, PhD)
Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
(MS and PhD specialization in Human-Environment Interactions)
The mission of the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology is to provide the highest quality education in ecology through advanced training in current ecological methods, theories, controversies, applications, and teaching methods by drawing on the great depth and breadth of ecological expertise at Colorado State University and in our local community of scientists. The Human Environment Interactions specialization draws on the expertise of GDPE Faculty in the social and environmental sciences to help students construct solutions to critical human/environmental problems. Students learn about the human aspects of environmental issues such as human drivers of environmental change and the feedbacks on individuals and social systems and their institutions, past, present and future. This is accomplished through material presented in classes, in research projects, theses and dissertation research and joint work with faculty on professional papers.
Contact: ecology@colostate.edu
Environmental Politics and Policy
(MA and PhD)
The Political Science Graduate Program is unique in its emphasis: In addition to the main areas of Political Science, ours is a political science program that also concentrates on the study of environmental politics and policy. From an early focus on Western U.S. Natural Resource Policy, our environmental expertise has grown to cover the breadth of domestic and global environmental politics and policy. Graduate students can combine a specialization in any of the common subfields of political science with the environmental specialization. Course work can be crafted to reflect students' interests and to ensure that they are well trained in their chosen subfields of political science and the environment. Presently, in addition to the wide variety of graduate seminars, the department also offers seven seminars in environmental politics and policy taught by faculty who specialize or have an active interest in the field.
Contact: bradley.macdonald@colostate.edu
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
(MS and PhD)
The Department conducts research in the area of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. This area of study focuses on understanding and attending to the needs and values of humans, human society, and culture as it relates to the natural environment. The mission of the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources is to contribute to the conservation, stewardship and enjoyment of natural and cultural resources and the management of those resources in a way that produces both land health and sustainable human benefits. The Department offers a graduate program in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources that is designed to educate and develop professionals in social science aspects of natural resources. The program aims to develop professionals who will work and become leaders in the field both through research and practice. The Department offers two Master of Science degrees and one Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Contact: ask_us_hdnr@warnercnr.colostate.edu
Sociology
(MA and PhD)
The graduate program in Sociology at Colorado State University focuses on social change. Our faculty members carry out applied and policy research nationally and internationally on the causes and consequences of social change on individuals, communities and nations of the world. The department’s applied and policy foci become increasingly important given global transformations now occurring across nation-state boundaries. With that orientation as a background, our graduate program provides students with competence in theory and methodology along with the development of expertise in one or more areas of specialization. The department's areas of strength are 1) environment and natural resources, 2) agriculture and food, and 3) social justice and governance.
Contact: gradsoc@lamar.colostate.edu
Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
(MS and PhD)
Forests, rangelands, and aquatic ecosystems support human societies, the environment, and the wealth of life on Earth. The Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship consists of foresters, range scientists, hydrologists, and social scientists that study natural environmental processes and how they interact with human systems. The Department offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide variety of disciplines within forestry, natural resources management, rangeland ecology, watershed science, and geographic information systems. The following are examples of fields of study within the graduate program: Forest Economics and Policy Analysis; Forest Ecosystem Management; Quantitative Analysis of Natural Resource Policy and Management; Remote Sensing and GIS; and Community-based Natural Resource Management.
Contact: ask_us_frws@warnercnr.colostate.edu
